But responding to the whirlwind of requests to investigate the object further, the Mum said she'd hold off because she is alone with the "DC (darling child) so if I fall over in horror we are all a bit stuck."

However an experienced Mumsnet user drew the mum's attention back to a "similar thread from a few years ago" in which "it turned out to King Alfred's Cakes (fungal)."

Whatever it is, this spooky snail/fungus/wasps nest sure would make a great plot for a new Alien movie...

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